Welcome back kind sir! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip over
a caffeine at Mt White very very soon!

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => um.... errr... '03 XX (but it is a really
s-l-o-w one...)
:-)

Dave Ello wrote:

> Welcome back kind sir! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip over
> a caffeine at Mt White very very soon!
>
> Cheers,
> Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => um.... errr... '03 XX (but it is a really
> s-l-o-w one...)
> :-)


Hi Dave. So you got a Blackbird.

How did you manage to find a really slow one? ;-)

Some interesting (well, I think so) things I noticed in Athens.

You can lane-split between moving traffic, even when the two lanes are
moving in opposite directions.

Automatic, as in scooters, and semi-autos, as in step-thrus and postie
type bikes, allow riders to compete on almost equal terms with car
drivers for dopey activities while riding. I saw folking riding,
drinking coffee, eating something, and _lots_ of mobile phone use!

Award for most creative one-handed riding was a cafe waiter, delivering
three cups of coffee, complete with glasses of water, on his C90 Honda.

Because of the slippery roads, I only saw one really neat mono....
a kid on a Z50, of course! :-) All the flash sport bikes spend most of
their time wheel spinning and don't have enough grip to wave the front
in the air.

They seem to have some interesting road rules (!) in Greece.

From what I saw, the double white line business, and any other lane
markings, are purely a cosmetic arrangement on the roads.

One way street rules do not apply to two-wheeled vehicles at all, while
cars and trucks can only go the wrong way if they have a _serious_ need
to do so. =:-O

Their traffic light system is interesting, too. They don't have repeater

lights on the other side of intersections, so, if you stop too close to the

lights, you can't actually see when they change to green (assuming you
stop for the red). Then, a bunch of bikes lane split up in front.
They assume that the car drivers will sound their horns to let them know
the light has changed!

I saw a lot of quite interesting bikes, especially of the smaller
capacity range, which we don't see here. Of the bigger machines, most
tend to be the semi-chookie style, with super motards being common too.

I did notice that, on the few R1's and similar that I saw, quite a few
had a really neat system for the number plate...tucked up under the
seat. Visible from directly behind, but well out of the way of the speed
cameras. :-)

There are supposedly speed cameras, but I didn't see any. Maybe the car
rental company will let me know if I missed any. ;-)


regards,
CrazyCam

> Welcome back kind sir!

What the?

When did this happen?!

Welcome back Cam!

Looking forward to hearing all about your trip over
> a caffeine at Mt White very very soon!

Ditto.


um.... errr... '03 XX (but it is a really
> s-l-o-w one...)

Yeah RIGHT!


Kate
SV650S

lemmiwinks wrote:

> Dave Ello wrote:
>
>> Welcome back kind sir! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip
>> over
>> a caffeine at Mt White very very soon!
>
>
> Ooo, ooo!! Me too. I've been keen for a mid week ride for ages. You
> reading this Pete?
>
> Cheers,
> Ash (but only if you ride the RZ Cam!)


Hi Ash.

Well, I got the RZ back....it spent its holidays at MMT, getting one or
two bits fixed up.... rear shock rebuilt, etc.

I rode over today on the Hornet, which was due for a wee service and
pink slip, left it and rode the RZ home.

Next week seems free, and, I hope I'll be sorted out by then for waking
up and going to sleep.... :-)

regards,
CrazyCam

"Cameron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> Yesterday (Wed) 6.08 am Sydney airport, the body arrived.....
> Hopefully, sometime soon, the bit that knows when to sleep and when to
> wake up will make it back to Oz.

schedule that for about 2 weeks time

Mr Crazy,

Welcome back.

Dave's bike is slow. He can stop at Wollombi ( yes I made it this time ),
order and drink coffee and be ready to head off again by the time I catch
up.

Hope to catch up soon.

--

Wocka
( '99 CBR600 F4 )
Now with added Staintune.


"Dave Ello" <deldridg_spamnomore_@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:bgqjn7$rev2n$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Welcome back kind sir! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip
over
> a caffeine at Mt White very very soon!
>
> Cheers,
> Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => um.... errr... '03 XX (but it is a really
> s-l-o-w one...)
> :-)
>
>

> Dave's bike is slow. He can stop at Wollombi ( yes I made it this time ),
> order and drink coffee and be ready to head off again by the time I catch
> up.

Mate, you old flatterer you - or are you saying that I'm dangerous and a
fool....

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

Hey Cam.
Welcome back dude, Glad you had fun on your journey.
Catchya around.
--

Aido >
2000 Honda Hornet S
www.hondahornet.co.uk

"Dave Ello" <deldridg_spamnomore_@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:bgusj4$t7hsf$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Dave's bike is slow. He can stop at Wollombi ( yes I made it this
time ),
> > order and drink coffee and be ready to head off again by the time I
catch
> > up.
>
> Mate, you old flatterer you - or are you saying that I'm dangerous and a
> fool....
>
> Cheers,
> Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX
>
>

Aido wrote:

> Hey Cam.
> Welcome back dude, Glad you had fun on your journey.
> Catchya around.
>
Ta.


BTW, how much were the Oggy knobs for a Hornet?

What colours do they come in?

regards,
CrazyCam

lemmiwinks wrote:
> Dave Ello wrote:
>
>> Welcome back kind sir! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip
>> over
>> a caffeine at Mt White very very soon!
>
>
> Ooo, ooo!! Me too. I've been keen for a mid week ride for ages. You
> reading this Pete?

I not sure. This ****in´ Mozilla thing has got a mind of it own! I´ll be
in on a ride tho´.

(Now it won´t add a sig file)